The men's 4x100 metre relay of Athletics 2016 during the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 18-19 August 2016 in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Stadium. With 16 teams competing, the event was won by the team from Jamaica, with Japan taking the silver medal and Canada taking bronze.
Format[]
The competition exists out of two rounds, with each team conducting a lap of 400 metres in each round. Each athlete in a team takes part in a quarter of the race, with the fastest three teams in the heats advancing to the final, as well as the fastest non-qualifiers. The team with the fastest time in the final is the winner.
Preview[]
Current Records[]
Record | Date | Nat. | Name | Time |
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WR | 11 August 2012 | Yohan Blake | 36.84 | |
Usain Bolt | ||||
Nesta Carter | ||||
Michael Frater | ||||
OR | 11 August 2012 | Yohan Blake | 36.84 | |
Usain Bolt | ||||
Nesta Carter | ||||
Michael Frater |
Summary[]
Heats[]
Heat 1 Results | |||||
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Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
1 | United States | 37.65 | Q | ||
2 | China | 37.82 | AR, Q | ||
3 | Canada | 37.89 | Q | ||
4 | Turkey | 38.30 | NR | ||
5 | France | 38.35 | |||
6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38.44 | |||
7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 39.81 | |||
- | Dominican Republic | DQ |
Heat 2 Results | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
1 | Japan | 37.68 | AR, Q | ||
2 | Jamaica | 37.94 | Q | ||
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.96 | Q | ||
4 | Great Britain | 38.06 | q | ||
5 | Brazil | 38.19 | q | ||
6 | Germany | 38.26 | |||
7 | Cuba | 38.47 | |||
8 | Netherlands | 38.53 |
Final[]
Final Results | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Team | Time | Info | ||
1 | Jamaica | 37.27 | |||
2 | Japan | 37.60 | AR | ||
3 | Canada | 37.64 | NR | ||
4 | China | 37.90 | |||
5 | Great Britain | 37.98 | |||
6 | Brazil | 38.41 | |||
- | Trinidad and Tobago | DQ | |||
- | United States | DQ |
Results[]
Result | Team |
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Jamaica | |
Japan | |
Canada | |
4 | China |
5 | Great Britain |
6 | Brazil |
7 | Trinidad and Tobago |
8 | United States |
9 | Germany |
10 | Turkey |
11 | France |
12 | Antigua and Barbuda |
13 | Cuba |
14 | Netherlands |
15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
- | Dominican Republic |
2016 Summer Olympic Games | |
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Athletics 2016 | |
ā 2012 | 2020 ā |
Men | |
Track | |
100 m | 110 m hurdles |
200 m | 400 m hurdles |
400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
800 m | 4x100 m relay |
1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
5000 m | 20 km walk |
10000 m | 50 km walk |
Field | |
High jump | Shot put |
Pole vault | Discus throw |
Long jump | Hammer throw |
Triple jump | Javelin throw |
Miscellaneous | |
Marathon | Decathlon |
Women | |
Track | |
100 m | 100 m hurdles |
200 m | 400 m hurdles |
400 m | 3000 m steeplechase |
800 m | 4x100 m relay |
1500 m | 4x400 m relay |
5000 m | 20 km walk |
10000 m | |
Field | |
High jump | Shot put |
Pole vault | Discus throw |
Long jump | Hammer throw |
Triple jump | Javelin throw |
Miscellaneous | |
Marathon | Heptathlon |